What are these guys?

[dwatts]

Last week I was diving with Kevin in Boynton beach and I saw this couple on the bottom. What are they?

 

[drrich2]

Lizard fish, aka sand divers, I believe.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Agree with Richard. Good catch! Don't believe I've ever seen two side by side that way. Where was this taken?

 

[knotical]

Concur. And to be more specific, they look like Sand Divers, Synodus intermedius.

 

[drrich2]

I've seen quite a few in Bonaire, and on occasion have seen a pair like that. Most of the time I see them solitary.

Richard.

 

[agilis]

Lizard Fish. Synodus saurus. Common in NJ during the summer, in shallow water all down the East Coast, all over the Caribbean, and further south.

 

[chillyinCanada]

LOL "you say potaytoe, i say potahtoe" one says "intermedius" the other says "saurus" lizard fish sand diver all the same to me. "Let's call the whole thing off"

 

[KeithG]

There are several common "lizard fish". Based upon the dark spot on the upper end of the gill cover, these appear to be the Sand Diver synodus intermedius.

The bluestripe lizardfish synodus Saurus is very similar but does not have the dark spot and these do not appear to have the blue stripe down the upper body.

 

[T.C.]

It's common in the afternoons to see two or even three lizardfishes together.

 

[diver 85]

Depends on where you are.......I've seen em called iguana fish in Mexico & Central America(Roatan) and lizard fish other places---but most common name is probably sand diver.......Here's 2 off Dominica I got 1 day.......

[/URL]2lizardfish[1] by GEAUXtiger, on Flickr[/IMG]...........Also, here's 2 on video I just happen to run across cruising a reef in the Philippines on a dive---go to the 55 second mark.........https://www.flickr.com/photos/80825593@N08/8139238707/in/set-72157631865787461/